May the Fourth is Illegal

Propaganda film from the Empire: Excellent! May the Fourth Be With You…tomorrow!

Theological Science Theatre 3000

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First Entry: Star Wars, a New Hope A new occasional series will take place on this blog at the intersection of Science Fiction and Theology, which will be a sharable form of classes that I’ve developed at my local church. In January 2013 I began a monthly group that would watch or reflect on a [...]

Tribute to 20 years of a hobby [starwars]

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20th Anniversary of the Thrawn trilogyA little under 20 years ago, it started. It started small, only once, but after that first time, I was hooked. I looked forward to the second time. Then the third time. Then I would go back to the first one and re-experience it. That’s right, I’m talking about Star [...]

Is the #UMC the Rebellion…or the Empire?

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Unity in Diversity…or Unity over Diversity? The choice is yours.Star Wars is a sci-fi conflict between the Rebellion and the Empire. In the movies, it is a black/white conflict: The Rebellion is good, the Empire is bad. Even Darth Vader/Anakin who betrays and kills the Emperor is a really bad guy when you get down [...]

Stormtrooper Shuffle Friday #starwars

Because it’s Friday and the blog post I’m working on just isn’t coming together the way I want it to. So, in lieu of it, here’s shufflin’ Stormtroopers. (h/t Haley on Facebook)

Vader, Did You Know? [starwars]

Now THIS gets me in the Christmas Spirit! (h/t More Than Dodgeball via Susan on Facebook) The song is a parody of “Mary, did you know” for those of you not on board yet. Excellent.

Best Youth Group Ever [starwars]

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Can I get off my geek theology soapbox for a moment and take a personal moment? I just want to brag that I have the best youth group ever. The pic above is a gift to me from a youth group’s family that I received yesterday just in time for an Advent Calendar. Yes, they [...]

The Sith who Stole Christmas [video]

I’m late to this party as others have had this up for weeks. But just in case you are not in those circles, here’s an awesome mash-up of “The Grinch” and Star Wars. Check it out: (h/t about 20+ friends)

The Jedi Church [video]

Pretty hilarious video. Just disregard the final frame. (h/t James McGrath)

Millions of pumpkin seeds suddenly cried out in terror

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Happy Halloween!From Geekstir (and they have tons more Star Wars content here)…and most of my friends on facebook sent this image to me from other sources. Happy Halloween! (Image credit: “Death Star Pumpkin” by Geekstir. Shared under fair use, all rights retained by Geekstir)